Dan Goods - design at NASA, life's throughlines of wonder, and the museum of awe

Dan Goods is a leader among the community of creatives at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, so he's an imaginer among imaginers. A creator among creators. He's one of the most innovative minds I've come across, and someone who embodies selflessness and that most wonderful and contagious quality that is an insatiable curiosity. 

Show Notes:

• How he decided to go to art school (08:00)
• Out of Control by Kevin Kelly (10:30)
• David Kremers (10:30)
  • Long view of time 
• Roland Young (11:30)
• Teachers as cultivators of attention (13:45)
• How movable is your current perception of the limit? (14:10)
• The bridge to nowhere in LA (18:30)
• Echo mountain in LA (19:20)
• The places Los Angeles forgot (20:00)
• Design philosophy (21:00)
  • Is it awesome?
• Tools for new perception (23:30)
  • Dials metaphor (Lou Danzinger)
  • Turning something upside down
  • Using your thumb to block things out (restrict the senses)
• Story of getting to NASA JPL (26:30)
• Giving to others the gifts you have received (36:30)
  • Reciprocity
• Exoplanet Travel Bureau (40:30)
• Life is your PhD (46:00)
• JPL's The Studio (47:00)
• Curriculum for design thinking (47:10)
• Help someone think through their thinking (54:00)
• Dan's TED talk "The museum of awe" (55:30)
• Re-sensitizing ourselves to life (56:40)
  • Beginner's mind; Curiosity studies; Cognitive science: Exploration over exploitation
• Erwin McManus
  • It is a gift and privilege to be alive
• Lightning Round (01:02:30)
  • Book: Dr. Seuss
  • Passion: Exercise and perseverance 
  • Heart sing: Listen to a million people singing at once
  • Screwed up: Learning to lead a team
• Find guest online:
  • Website: http://www.directedplay.com
  • Twitter: @dangoods
  • Instagram: @iamdangoods
• 'Five-Cut Fridays’ five-song music playlist series  
  • Dan’s playlist